Fidel Castro's Negative Effect On Cuba And Its People
Fidel Castro: His Negative Effect On Cuba and Its People
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born on August 13, 1926 in southeastern Cuba. His father was a sugarcane farmer and was able to send Castro to Catholic boarding schools. Fidel entered law school in 1945 at the University of Havana where he became involved in politics. In 1950 he graduated and began practicing law. He also joined the Cuban People’s Party. In 1953 Castro began organizing rebels to overthrow Batista who was a corrupt ruler. When Castro finally succeeded he transformed Cuba into the first communist country in the western hemisphere. By limiting the rights of the Cuban people, Fidel Castro had a negative effect on the Cuban people and economy.
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He had gotten power with the help of mostly poor Cubans so they liked him. His original motives were to get rid of the oppression that his people suffered because of Batista. Castro setup a socialist government. Since he felt that gambling was corrupt, he closed down the casinos. The businesses owned by the wealthy were taken over by the government. Doctors were forced to work in all parts of Cuba. Before that most doctors worked in Havana where they could treat many wealthy patients. As a result of Castro’s new rules, many doctors left the country. Farmland was taken away and given to the government. Castro decided who could visit other countries and talk to people outside of Cuba. Most of the people were not allowed to travel and Castro had spies all over. The homes and businesses of wealthy people were taken over for government purposes. More than one million Cubans left the country. Most of them were middle class people who were suffering under the strict Castro …show more content…
Fidel was friendly with the Soviet Union which upset the United States government. The Castro government controlled businesses and trade. The government controlled the people’s employment and set their salaries. The Cuban people had no say in how the government was run. The people no longer could worship freely, the labor unions had no rights and the newspapers were run by the government. Although Castro created a universal health care system and built many schools, the people had no control over what was taught in those schools. The government imprisoned and punished people who disagreed with their ideas. Many Cubans were saying “Inventar, Resolve, y Escapar” which means to be inventive, look for solutions to your problems, and escape Cuba as soon as possible. By limiting the rights of the people and antagonizing the U.S. and other countries, Fidel Castro hurt the Cuban economy and the Cuban
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born on August 13, 1926 in southeastern Cuba. His father was a sugarcane farmer and was able to send Castro to Catholic boarding schools. Fidel entered law school in 1945 at the University of Havana where he became involved in politics. In 1950 he graduated and began practicing law. He also joined the Cuban People’s Party. In 1953 Castro began organizing rebels to overthrow Batista who was a corrupt ruler. When Castro finally succeeded he transformed Cuba into the first communist country in the western hemisphere. By limiting the rights of the Cuban people, Fidel Castro had a negative effect on the Cuban people and economy.
Fulgencia Batista was the ruler …show more content…
He had gotten power with the help of mostly poor Cubans so they liked him. His original motives were to get rid of the oppression that his people suffered because of Batista. Castro setup a socialist government. Since he felt that gambling was corrupt, he closed down the casinos. The businesses owned by the wealthy were taken over by the government. Doctors were forced to work in all parts of Cuba. Before that most doctors worked in Havana where they could treat many wealthy patients. As a result of Castro’s new rules, many doctors left the country. Farmland was taken away and given to the government. Castro decided who could visit other countries and talk to people outside of Cuba. Most of the people were not allowed to travel and Castro had spies all over. The homes and businesses of wealthy people were taken over for government purposes. More than one million Cubans left the country. Most of them were middle class people who were suffering under the strict Castro …show more content…
Fidel was friendly with the Soviet Union which upset the United States government. The Castro government controlled businesses and trade. The government controlled the people’s employment and set their salaries. The Cuban people had no say in how the government was run. The people no longer could worship freely, the labor unions had no rights and the newspapers were run by the government. Although Castro created a universal health care system and built many schools, the people had no control over what was taught in those schools. The government imprisoned and punished people who disagreed with their ideas. Many Cubans were saying “Inventar, Resolve, y Escapar” which means to be inventive, look for solutions to your problems, and escape Cuba as soon as possible. By limiting the rights of the people and antagonizing the U.S. and other countries, Fidel Castro hurt the Cuban economy and the Cuban